© BBC/Expectation TV Twenty Twenty Six heads to the US
Rare deal for sitcom to be on two streamers
13/04/2026 … Twenty Twenty Six is to stream on two American platforms from next month.
2026 Other news
Mon 13 April 2026
© BBC/Expectation TV Fri 10 April 2026
© BBC/Silverprint Films Comics join series 11 of Shetland
Guest roles for Gregor Fisher and Gavin Mitchell
10/04/2026 … Comedians Gregor Fisher and Gavin Mitchell are to make guest appearances in the 11th series of Shetland.
Thu 09 April 2026
Three comedy shows receive £2,500 Edinburgh Fringe grants
Keep It Fringe recipients named
09/04/2026 … Comedians Abbie Edwards and Ele McKenzie plus comedy musical Mothman are to each receive £2,500 to help them stage a show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 08 April 2026
© BBC Applications open for the 2026 BBC Comedy Collective
For those who already have a credit behind them
08/04/2026 … Applications open today for the BBC Comedy Collective, which aims to support the next generation of comedy talent, The bursary…
Tue 07 April 2026
Guy Montgomery brings his spelling bee to London
A first as he plays Soho Theatre Walthamstow
07/04/2026 … New Zealand comedian Guy Montgomery is bringing his spelling bee to London for the first time.
Angela Channell and Adrian Gray join BBC writers' scheme
Plus staff changes at Baby Cow and Funny Women
07/04/2026 … Two emerging writers are to join BBC Studios’ audio comedy team on a development scheme that dates back to 1978.
Thu 02 April 2026
First Live Comedy Day hailed a success
Event will become an annual fixture
02/04/2026 … Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the profile of grassroots comedy.
Wed 01 April 2026
© Michael Shelford Dan Skinner joins Michaela Coel’s new series
Angelos Epithemiou creator cast in First Day On Earth
01/04/2026 … Dan Skinner, the comedian behind Angelos Epithemiou, has been cast in Michaela Coel’s new series.